Two students hold telemetry equipment in a field

Undergraduate Residential Semester-Away Programs

For undergraduates at any accredited college or university

Spend 16 weeks at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia. Practice conservation first-hand with experts from the Smithsonian Institution, George Mason University, and wildlife protection agencies around the world.

 

Can’t spend a semester?  Check out Summer Courses

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Students inspect crops on a farm
Fall and Spring
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Society 2nd- through 4th-year undergraduates with at least 45 credit hours
Spring
Endangered Species Conservation 3rd- and 4th-year undergraduates with at least 60 credit hours
Students kneeling next to a stream
Fall
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 3rd- and 4th-year undergraduates with at least 60 credit hours
Marina Fanelli, holding wood turtle

Every day you work with experts in the field. You are literally in the middle of the field that you’re studying, and you can’t get a more rich experience through any program other than Smithsonian.

Marina Finelli Wildlife Ecology and Conservation student
Arthi Chandrasekaran, reading notes by a stream

It’s a pretty neat feeling to know that right outside your bedroom there are so many endangered species that scientists are trying to save.

Arthi Chandrasekaran Conservation, Biodiversity and Society student
Contact Us

1500 Remount Road, Front Royal, VA 22630